Ferrier Surname
Approximately 21,058 people bear this surname
Ferrier Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the farrier,' a maker of horse-shoes; Old French ferrer, to shoe horses; spelt 'ferrour' in Fabyan's Chronicle. the Frenchfer, iron; Latin ferrum, iron; compare Pettifer, Brasdefer, Firebrace; v.
Read More About This SurnameFerrier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 7,708 | 1:8,617 | 753 |
| United States | 4,423 | 1:81,949 | 9,321 |
| Australia | 1,915 | 1:14,097 | 1,999 |
| Scotland | 1,384 | 1:3,868 | 680 |
| England | 1,370 | 1:40,670 | 5,232 |
| Canada | 1,359 | 1:27,112 | 3,609 |
| Bolivia | 405 | 1:26,213 | 1,916 |
| Italy | 363 | 1:168,476 | 25,567 |
| Suriname | 288 | 1:1,919 | 240 |
| South Africa | 252 | 1:214,991 | 22,657 |
| New Zealand | 245 | 1:18,483 | 3,240 |
| Netherlands | 166 | 1:101,730 | 16,487 |
| Switzerland | 149 | 1:55,120 | 7,088 |
| Argentina | 142 | 1:301,010 | 24,024 |
| Guyana | 126 | 1:6,049 | 1,042 |
| Haiti | 111 | 1:96,251 | 4,721 |
| Wales | 102 | 1:30,339 | 3,079 |
| Belgium | 82 | 1:140,203 | 20,001 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 68 | 1:20,058 | 2,346 |
| Germany | 67 | 1:1,201,574 | 78,034 |
| Jamaica | 47 | 1:61,063 | 3,229 |
| Brazil | 35 | 1:6,116,409 | 148,801 |
| Chile | 32 | 1:550,515 | 13,718 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Saint Martin | 16 | 1:2,197 | 53 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Anguilla | 1 | 1:13,436 | 792 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 28 | 1:158,210 | 8,327 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,318 | 1:2,840 | 490 |
| England | 371 | 1:65,702 | 7,524 |
| Wales | 47 | 1:33,371 | 1,813 |
| Isle of Man | 16 | 1:3,392 | 374 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 490 | 1:102,487 | 10,363 |
Ferrier (85) may also be a first name.
Ferrier Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the farrier,' a maker of horse-shoes; Old French ferrer, to shoe horses; spelt 'ferrour' in Fabyan's Chronicle. the Frenchfer, iron; Latin ferrum, iron; compare Pettifer, Brasdefer, Firebrace; v. Farrar.
Roger le Fernr, Dorset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Thomas le Ferour. Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Johannes de Hehstones, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes r eraur, ferour, ibid.
William Ferour, juror, ibid.
The halfway house to Farrar is seen in the following:
1617. Baptised — Jeane. d. William Ferrar: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1735. Married — Ivory Ferrar and Elizabeth Powell: St. Dionis Backchurch.
(1) From OF. ferrier (Latin ferrarius), a blacksmith, maker of horseshoes. Ferrier of Kintrockat is an old family in Angus. A payment was made in 1301 of tenpence to Henry the Ferrier for iron for the king's use, and fivepence to Walter the Ferrier for the same purpose (Bain,II, 1271). The Scottish Ferriers carry horseshoes in their arms, but this may be simply canting heraldry. (2) A second possible derivation is from the occupation of ferryman. Lands originally attached to the ferry between Dumbarton and the point of Cardross parish, where the bridge now stands, called Ferrylands, were in 1512 in possession of Robert Ferrier of Ferrylands. compare John Glen, ferrier, at Erskine Boat, 1696 (Corsehill, p. 191). Peter Ferryar, maltman, burgess of Glasgow, 1596 (Burgesses). Feirier 1615. Susan E. Ferrier, novelist, and Professor James Frederick Ferrier, philosopher, were two of the most prominent of the name. compare Feriar.
(French-Latin) Farrier [Old French ferrier, Low Latin ferrari-us; Latin ferr-um, iron]
A more correct orthography of Farrier.
Local: from Ferrieres, a town in Gastinois, France.
From the Flemish, Ferier; a personal name.
Farrier: a shoer of horses.
Ferrier Demographics
Average Male Ferrier Height
177.03 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ferrier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ferrier Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ferrier (Russian: Ферриер) is found most frequently in France. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ferrier click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ferrier? popularity and diffusion
It is the 25,596th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 346,070 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Ferrier are found; 38 percent are found in Western Europe and 36 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Ferrier is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 85 people.
The surname Ferrier is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 7,708 people, or 1 in 8,617. In France Ferrier is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 27 percent are found, Occitanie, where 19 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 16 percent are found. Not including France it exists in 67 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.
Ferrier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ferrier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ferrier surname increased 903 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 105 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 369 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 217 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ferrier Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Presbyterian (46%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Ferrier last name are 16.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.29% being registered with the political party.
The amount Ferrier earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 759.54% more than the national average, earning S/. 166,622 per year; in South Africa they earn 35.86% more than the national average, earning R 322,848 per year; in United States they earn 6.51% more than the national average, earning $45,960 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.76% more than the national average, earning $52,046 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ferrier Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrier in the Russian language | ||
| Ферриер | ferrier | - |
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